6. Zach Britton

6. Zach Britton

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Britton was higher on this list a week ago, after pitching economically in his four Grapefruit League outings and entering the final two weeks of spring training with a 2.08 ERA and an impressive 0.92 WHIP. Those numbers blew up in his last start, when he allowed nine baserunners in 1 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays on Wednesday and appeared to lose some serious ground to the other candidates.

Britton was higher on this list a week ago, after pitching economically in his four Grapefruit League outings and entering the final two weeks of spring training with a 2.08 ERA and an impressive 0.92 WHIP. Those numbers blew up in his last start, when he allowed nine baserunners in 1 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays on Wednesday and appeared to lose some serious ground to the other candidates. (USA TODAY Sports)

Britton was higher on this list a week ago, after pitching economically in his four Grapefruit League outings and entering the final two weeks of spring training with a 2.08 ERA and an impressive 0.92 WHIP. Those numbers blew up in his last start, when he allowed nine baserunners in 1 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays on Wednesday and appeared to lose some serious ground to the other candidates.